diff --git a/lib/Client.js b/lib/Client.js
index b80665556..7d7bba771 100644
--- a/lib/Client.js
+++ b/lib/Client.js
@@ -1087,6 +1087,7 @@ var Client = (function () {
 							var presenceUser = new User(data.user);
 							if (presenceUser.equalsStrict(userInCache)) {
 								//they're exactly the same, an actual presence update
+								userInCache.status = data.status;
 								self.trigger("presence", {
 									user: userInCache,
 									status: data.status,
diff --git a/src/Client.js b/src/Client.js
index 09a3f004c..5b5bc872f 100644
--- a/src/Client.js
+++ b/src/Client.js
@@ -992,6 +992,7 @@ class Client {
 						var presenceUser = new User(data.user);
 						if (presenceUser.equalsStrict(userInCache)) {
 							//they're exactly the same, an actual presence update
+							userInCache.status = data.status;
 							self.trigger("presence", {
 								user: userInCache,
 								status: data.status,